POCATELLO — The Century Diamondbacks claimed victory in the state’s first district tournament game of the year.

The Diamondbacks (5-8-2, 1-2-2) hosted 5A South East Idaho Conference foe Preston (2-9-6, 0-3-2) in the playoff opener, and neither team could solve the opposing defense.

Preston appeared to have fired the game’s opening salvo in the 50th minute, but what appeared to be the first goal of the match was waived off on a late offsides call.

The scoreless battle continued into the 61st minute, when a Preston player appeared to send a pass past her own goalie for the first and only goal of the night. As the closest defender, Century freshman Kendyl Carey was credited with the goal.

The defensive struggle produced by the conference rivals was no surprise. Century and Preston met twi

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